I don't know if this helps at all, but I finally got an answer to my question about flash drive execution on AskUbuntu.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/8554/how-can-i-enable-double-click-execution-from-flash-drives/9693#9693 On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Chris Oliver <exc...@gmail.com> wrote: > You're totally correct here. This is unfortunate for us and forces us to > make Keryx into a deb and have it installed with special logic for searching > /media for projects. This will have to be something we build into 1.0 as I > feel it is not worth it currently to do anything more than fix the > executable on 32 bit and move on to finishing 1.0. > Some good news though, it looks like my roommate and I will be making this > our weekend/freetime project and hopefully pumping out some serious changes > to get 1.0 out the door soon. He's not terribly familiar with Python, but > that won't matter since he knows some ruby, and is a good developer anyways. > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Senthil Kumar_Rsk <webrsk.id...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> The possible problem/restriction/bug in ubuntu 10.10 can be automounting >> the usb drive without executable permission. >> Now that can be fixed by editing /etc/fstab : >> /dev/usbdrive /media/usb vfat umask=0222,auto,users,exec 0 0 >> Now onwards the USB will have the executable permission and I tested by >> running keryx(0.92) and works !!! >> >> But this is a manual solution , I suppose there would be some other better >> solution which can make the auto mounting the usb drive with executable >> permission as like happens in ubuntu 10.04. >> >> Thanks, >> RSK >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Senthil Kumar_Rsk >> <webrsk.id...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Not only keryx any executable which is in USB flash drive not works in >>> Ubuntu 10.10. I too tested it. >>> But the same works fine if we copy it in hard disk drive or in ubuntu >>> 10.04. >>> I have posted a query in Ubuntu tracker/forums , lets see whether we get >>> any solution for that in mean time of development. >>> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/130341 >>> Thanks, >>> RSK >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:48 AM, mac9416 <mac9...@keryxproject.org> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Dear Team, >>>> >>>> Quite a few users have reported that 0.92's Linux executable is not >>>> working with Ubuntu 10.10. It seems that >>>> >>>> 1) Ubuntu no longer allows executables to be run from flash drives, >>>> whether they are marked executable or not and >>>> 2) the 32-bit Linux binary is not playing nice with 64-bit installs. >>>> >>>> Problem 2 has been around for some time, and users could work around >>>> it by running Keryx from source. Problem 1 is new and prevents the >>>> solution to Problem 2. >>>> >>>> So far we have more questions than answers. I just wanted to let >>>> everyone know what is going on because it will likely effect 1.0 >>>> development -- it may not be possible for 1.0 to be a portable >>>> application. >>>> >>>> mac9416 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx >>>> Post to : keryx@lists.launchpad.net >>>> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx >>>> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx >> Post to : keryx@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > -- > Chris Oliver > http://excid3.com > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx > Post to : keryx@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx Post to : keryx@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
